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Culture Club: Excellent things to do in April

Culture Club: Excellent things to do in April

By Philippa Warr , Mar 30, 2012

Images: Courtesy of Sony, Brian Slater and Kenny Schachter From intriguing artworks from under £1 to fashion-savvy pop stars making a comeback and from robots questions what it means to be human to...

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Under 25? Then the Old Vic has excellent news for you!

Under 25? Then the Old Vic has excellent news for you!

By Philippa Warr , Mar 13, 2012

Photos: Getty You may know Kevin Spacey best as a Hollywood A-lister but at the launch of the Old Vic's PwC Under 25s Club, the actor was speaking energetically and enthusiastically about getting...

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Ooooh: Rare Marilyn images go on display at Getty gallery

Ooooh: Rare Marilyn images go on display at Getty gallery

By Philippa Warr , Mar 12, 2012

Calling all Marilyn Monroe fans! Getty Images Gallery is playing host to a collection of rare imagery, memorabilia and clothing in an exhibition dedicated to the icon. Full-length portrait in polka do bathing...

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Culture Club: Excellent things to do in March

Culture Club: Excellent things to do in March

By Philippa Warr , Mar 1, 2012

Images: PA/ Ruth Clark/The Big Egg Hunt From giant children on rocking horses to a city-wide Easter egg hunt and from the slowest contemporary arts events to the video game we're looking forward...

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Review: Picasso & Modern British Art - Tate Britain

Review: Picasso & Modern British Art - Tate Britain

By Philippa Warr , Feb 17, 2012

"Good artists copy, great artists steal" - it's a variation on a phrase that has been (apocryphally) attributed to Picasso and which I found stuck in my mind throughout Tate Britain's Picasso &...

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Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration

By Philippa Warr , Feb 15, 2012

To celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee, the V&A museum is hosting a special exhibition of Sir Cecil Beaton's royal family photographs. The Next Generation - Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Andrew by Cecil...

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Review: Lucian Freud: Portraits - The National Portrait Gallery

Review: Lucian Freud: Portraits - The National Portrait Gallery

By Philippa Warr , Feb 8, 2012

Self Portrait, Reflection, 2002 - Lucian Freud. Photo: PA Perhaps because of the size of some of Lucian Frued's canvases, which border on monumental, you find yourself focusing in on smaller details at...

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Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron to design Serpentine Pavilion 2012

Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron to design Serpentine Pavilion 2012

By Philippa Warr , Feb 7, 2012

The Serpentine Gallery has announced its 2012 Pavilion designers and they come with an Olympic pedigree. The prestigious commission has been awarded to Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei who previously collaborated...

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Culture Club: Fabulous things to do in February

Culture Club: Fabulous things to do in February

By Philippa Warr , Feb 1, 2012

Photo credits: (l-r) Getty, Dexter Dalwood/Saatchi Gallery, Gina Czarnecki/Bluecoat From sculptures made from teeth to hotel bathrooms made from soap and from scribbled squiggles to butterfly-inspired hats, here are some fabulous fascinating things...

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David Shrigley brings headless animals and surrealist scribbles to Southbank

David Shrigley brings headless animals and surrealist scribbles to Southbank

By Philippa Warr , Jan 31, 2012

David Shrigley poses with his artwork 'I'm Dead'. Photo: Empics The Hayward Gallery is opening the doors for artist David Shrigley's first major survey, Brain Activity, on 1 February which brings together work...

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Quirky coffins take centre stage at Southbank Centre's 'Death' festival

Quirky coffins take centre stage at Southbank Centre's 'Death' festival

By Philippa Warr , Jan 27, 2012

Photo: Wenn As Solomon opined at the beginning of Ecclesiastes, death is the great leveler - "All share a common destiny-the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad". That's as maybe,...

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Beautiful 'Moon Observed' exhibition at Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair

Beautiful 'Moon Observed' exhibition at Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair

By Philippa Warr , Jan 26, 2012

(l-r) Artworks by Graham Sutherland, Pierre Auguste Renoir and poster by John Hassall The Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair returns to London's Science Museum (2-5 February - pop it in the diary)...

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